COPENHAGEN—Denmark, the home of Lego, once pioneered the plastic toy. Now one of the country’s biggest toy retailers wants to ditch plastic and go back to wood and other natural materials.

It’s everywhere. The cheap kazoo. Strings of Mardi Gras beads. Spider rings. Crazy straws. Magnifying glasses that just make things look blurry. Off-brand Slinkies. So many frisbees. Mini squirt guns ...

When Jess Castaneda was a kid, she got her toys when her abuela took her to garage sales. It turned her into a lifetime thrift shopper. As an adult, she became a customer at the Green Bean, a kids ...

I have two complaints about Easter egg hunts: I don't want the candy and I don't want the cheap plastic toys in my house. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind my kids having candy and toys. Other WRAL Top ...

The tiny green plastic army man is a timeless cheap toy. It dates back to 1938, and has basically remained the same since the 1950s. You probably have a dozen scattered around your house, in nooks and ...

Toys have been so cheap for so long that, for some parents, it can feel like their homes are exploding with dolls, action figures, games, and bins of miscellaneous plastic pieces. But toy prices are ...

(Bloomberg) -- At 18, Nick Mowbray dropped out of college in his native New Zealand and moved to China with his older brother, Mat. The pair spoke no Chinese, had few contacts and little business ...